Chapter 6:
Finally:
Caitlyn came over.
"Hey Caitlyn." I said letting her in. "Bye mom."
"See ya guys. I'll be back probably around 6:00. Ok?" My mom explained.
"6:00? Mom it's only noon. What could you two do in a whole 6 hours?" I asked confused.
"Well we're going out to eat. Then a movie. And then we're gonna do some strolling." My mom explained. "And then..."
"Oh I don't want to hear the rest." I said shutting the door. It'll probably be something disgusting.
"Hi." Sharpay said as me and Caitlyn walked in.
"Hey Caitlyn!" Everyone said smiled.
"Hi." Caitlyn said shyly.
"Ok Caitlyn? What do you want to do?" I asked sitting down.
"Uhhh...mommy said that you had a swimming pool. Can we go swimming?" Caitlyn asked curious.
"Uh...well we just went swimming, but sure. I'll go swimming with you." I said.
"Yey." Caitlyn said standing up. And then she turned to Anna and Troy who was holding her. "Who's the baby?"
"Oh. Oh my god. I can't believe I forgot to introduce you to her. Caitlyn, this is your neice Anna." I said taking her from Troy.
"My what?" Caitlyn asked. "Isn't that the thing you told me I was gonna be?"
"Yeah. She's my daughter. Her name is Anna." I explained. "Do you want to hold her?"
Normally I wouldn't let a 4 year old hold my baby when she was just born yesterday, but Caityln is her aunt, so she can.
"Yeah." Caitlyn said excitedly.
"But you got to be very careful." I said setting Anna in Caitlyn's lap.
"She's so cute." Caitlyn said adoring her.
"Yeah. She is." Troy said smiling.
"Well I'm not gonna go swimming." Sharpay told us.
"Why not?" Taylor asked.
"I'm gonna sun tan." Sharpay told us.
"I'm gonna too." Kelsi said.
"Well I'm just gonna play some basketball with Chad and Zeke." Troy explained. "Right guys?"
"Ok." Chad agreed.
"Sure." Zeke said.
"So it's just me, Tay, and Caitlyn swimming?" I asked.
"Yep." Troy said.
"Ok." Taylor said.
"Let's go!" Caitlyn said anxious.
"Well Caitlyn, did you bring your swim suit?" I asked taking Anna.
"Yeah." Caitlyn said getting up.
"Ok." I said. "But who's gonna watch Anna?"
"Well honey, she can just sit in her car seat. And we can keep an eye on her." Troy explained.
"Well...ok." I said getting up.
"Let's go people!" Caitlyn said.
"Well don't you have to put your swim suit on?" Taylor asked.
"I wore it here." Caitlyn said getting very impatient. "Now let's go!"
"Ok. Ok." Troy said opening the door and going out. And then we all followed. I put Anna in her car seat near the basketball area. Did I mention Troy had set up a basketball court in out backyard? Well he did, so just in case you didn't know. Then we all went and did our own things.
"How deep is the pool?" Caitlyn asked nervous.
"Oh well actually it's 6 feet. So I better hold you." I said. "Unless you can swim."
"I can't." Caitlyn said reaching out for me. I took her. "It's so COLD!"
"Oh don't worry, you'll get used to it." Taylor said going under. "I'm already used to it."
"Well that's because you went under the water. You usually get used to it by doing that. But I'm not going under." I said.
"I want to." Catilyn said.
"Well then why don't I take her. And we can go under together." Taylor suggested holding her arms out to her. She went to Taylor and they went under.
"You're right. I'm used to it too." Caitlyn said laughing.
"So Gabi...Have you and Troy set a date for the big day yet?" Taylor asked.
"No. But we were thinking when Anna is at least 1 month old." I explained.
"That's a good idea." Taylor said laughing a little.
"You know since she's only a day old." I said checking up on her.
"True." Taylor said laughing a little.
"Hey Anna. You're ok down there aren't you." I asked smiling at her. She just smiled. "Yeah I thought so."
Then Caitlyn and Taylor splashed me.
"HEY!" I yelled splashing them back. "Take that!"
Then it turned into a splash attack.
"Hey Kelsi, can you pass me the sun tan lotion?" Sharpay asked holding out her hand.
"Sure." Kelsi said handing Sharpay the lotion.
"Thanks." Sharpay said putting some on.
"Ok, I'm gonna get out." I said climbing up the ladder. I went to get my towel then I went a got Anna, and sat down on my lawn chair.
"Ok sun. Give me all you've got." I said laying down.
"Oh it's been great. The sun is just in the right spot." Kelsi said relaxing.
"Well it shouldn't shine so much right on me since Anna doesn't need a sun tan.
"Hey Anna." Sharpay said tickling her toes. She just smiled.
"Ok. So Sharpay...what do you think of Zeke and Tara breaking up?" I asked knowing she is thrilled.
"Oh...well...it's really sad news. I hope he can...find...another women...in his life." Sharpay said thinking about him and her being together.
"Ah huh. So you wouldn't mind if I asked Zeke out?" Kelsi said joking.
"What?Of corse I mind!I'm gonna ask Zeke out!" Sharpay yelled and everyone heard. Even Zeke.
"I'm joking. I just wanted to see how you'd react." Kelsi said while me and her laughed.
"Ha, ha." Sharpay said seeing Zeke coming over to us.
"Did I just hear what I thought I heard?" Zeke asked smiling.
"Well I don't know...What'd you hear?" Sharpay asked nervous, hoping Zeke wouldn't be mad.
"I heard you say that you were gonna ask me out." Zeke said. Then everyone came over to us.
"What's going on?" Troy asked sitting next to me and the baby.
"I think Sharpay wants to ask me out?" Zeke said.
"Is that what you said?" Taylor asked picking up Caitlyn. "I thought you said 'I was gonna eat some ice cream'."
"How could you get 'I was gonna eat some ice cream' out of 'I'm gonna ask Zeke out'?" Sharpay asked confused.
"So you did say you wanted to ask me out." Zeke said smiling.
"Ok I did! Stop bugging me about it!" Sharpay confessed. "I wanted to ask you out!"
"Really?" Zeke asked happily.
"I'm gonna go get something to eat." I said getting up. Troy, Caitlyn, and Kelsi followed. But Taylor stayed there hoping to get the story. But then I pulled her away.
"The truth is I was SO up set when I found out that you were married to someone else. And I hated your wife. And I was jealous. And I would of been happy to see Tara go. And I do want to ask you out, but I'm to afraid to." Sharpay said. "I just can't find a way to ask you out. Can you help me?"
"I can help you by saying yes." Zeke smiled.
"So I was thinking of, What?" Sharpay asked. "You'll go out with me?"
"Yes." Zeke said.
"Thanks Zeke." Sharpay said. Then I hugged him but then he kissed me and went back inside.
"So...What happened?" I asked curiously walking outside with Anna in my hands, and Taylor, Caitlyn, and Kelsi.
"Well we're going on a date. And..." Sharpay paused.
"And..." Kelsi said curious.
"He kissed me!" Sharpay cheered. We all got excited.
"I kissed her." Zeke explained to the guys inside.
"Where? On the cheek? Forehead? Lips?" I asked excitedly.
"On the lips." Sharapy squeeled.
"Oooooooooo." We all said. I sat down in the chair I was in before. Then all the guys came out.
"So what now?" Troy asked sitting next to me. But then I pushed him off. I need room.
"Hey!" Troy said standing up.
"Hey. Anna needs room." I laughed.
"Oh sorry Anna." Troy said with an annoyed face.
"I want to go shopping!" Sharpay yelled looking at an awesome out-fit in the magazine "Teen Trend".
"Yeah." Caitlyn said looking at what she was looking at.
"Why do you want to go shopping Caitlyn?" Taylor asked.
"Because Sharpay does. And I want to be just like her." Caitlyn complimented.
"Ahhhh. Did you hear that? She wants to be just like me..." Sharpay said putting down the magazine and putting her in her lap.
"Ah huh. Well let's go. I could use an out-fit. I'll just have to drop Anna off at my mom's." I said getting up.
"Uh, Gabi. You're mom's out with Josh." Troy told me.
"Oh, right. Well then I'll just have to drop her off and my friend Jen's house." I said.
"Didn't you say she was in Hawaii this week?" Troy said.
"Well then I'll drop her off at Jed's house." I said. Everyone looks at me with a face that says 'Are you crazy?' "What am I saying?"
"Yeah. Well you could just bring her..." Troy said but then I interupted.
"You know I'll just take her along." I said.
"Ok." Everyone says. Then we leave.
"Ok so we'll meet back here in about 2 hours. Ok?" Sharpay explained to everyone.
"Ok." Chad and Troy agreed.
"Got it." Zeke said. Then we split.
"Ok. That out-fit I saw is able to be found in "Wet Seal". So Let's go there first." Sharpay suggested.
"Well I love that store, so sure." I agreed.
"Sure." Taylor and Kelsi agreed. Then Kelsi's cell phone rang.
"Hello." Kelsi said answering it.
"Hey Kels." Jason said into the phone.
"Ah! It's Jason." Kelsi told us. "Hey Jason. Sup?"
"Well what'cha doing?" Jason asked.
"I'm shopping with Gabi, Taylor, Sharpay, Caitlyn, and Anna." Kelsi explained.
"Ok, I know who Gabi, Taylor, and Sharpay are. But who's Caitlyn? And who's Anna?" Jason wondered.
"Well Caitlyn is Gabriella's 4 year old sister. And Anna is Gabriella's daughter. Who was just born yesterday." Kelsi explained.
"Gabriella had a baby? With who?" Jason exclaimed.
"Troy. Who else would it be?" Kelsi asked.
"Troy never told me they had a baby! How could he do that." Jason exclamied.
"Well now you know." Kelsi said.
"Let me talk to Gabi." Jason said. Kelsi handed the phone to me.
"Jason. Hi." I said.
"Hey. Why didn't you guys tell me you had a baby?" Jason asked.
"Well didn't Troy tell you?" I asked confused. Why didn't Troy tell him?
"No he didn't actually." Jason said up set.
"Hum. I thought he did." I said. "Well ya. Her name is Anna."
"That's a cute name." Jason said. "Kelsi tells me she was born yesterday."
"Yep." I told him.
"Wow." Jason said. "Is she cute?"
"Of corse she is." I said.
"Ok. Well it was nice talking to you again." Jason said.
"You to. Here's Kels." I said handing the phone back to Kelsi.
"Ok Ja. I got to go. Shopping calls." Kelsi joked.
"Ok bye Kelsi." Jason said then hung up.
"Bye." Kelsi said hanging up.
"Ok I'm gonna go look for that out-fit." Sharpay said leaving us and going to the back of the store.
"I'm going with you Sharpay!" Caitlyn yelled catching up to her. Why is Sharpay Caitlyn's roll- model? I should be her roll- model. What's wrong with me?
"Ok well I'll be over here Caitlyn if you need me...Or want to shop with me." I said.
"Hey Gabi. What's wrong with you?" Taylor asked noticing my jealousy.
"Nothing. Nothing's wrong with me. I'm just...Uh...about to buy this shirt." I said grabbing a shirt without looking at it. And then when I showed it to Taylor it was a REALLY ugly shirt. Stupid me.
"Oh. Wow. I could see why you'd want to buy that shirt." Taylor slipped out. "It's very...casual."
LIAR! Although I didn't even want this shirt.
"Yeah. But once you think about it. It's totally ugly. How could you think this shirt is casual?" I joked.
"Ha ha." Taylor said. "But seriously, what's wrong?"
Oh. She's not gonna give up is she...
"Well it's just...I thought I should of been Caitlyn's roll- model, since I'm her big sister. Not Sharpay. What's wrong with me?" I asked.
"Nothing is wrong with you. Caitlyn just likes Sharpay's style, that's all." Taylor explained.
"And how do you know that?" I asked.
"Caitlyn told me." Taylor told me.
"What? Now she's hiding things from me. And still tells my friends!" I yelled. Then everyone looked. "What?"
Everyone looked away.
Over by the boys.
"Ok. So I was thinking of getting Gabi something. You know since she's the one who had to carry the baby around before when she was pregnat. And she's the one that has to mostly deal with her." Troy explained to the boys.
"Well who's fault is that?" Chad smiled.
"I know. And that's why I'm gonna get her a little gift. And something for Anna too." Troy said browsing.
"Well I'll tell you this Troy. You aren't going to find anything for a women in a men's store." Zeke explained.
"Right." Troy said.
"Well then there's only one place to go." Chad said.
5 minutes later.
"No way." Troy said standing in front of Victoria's Secret.
"Oh come on Troy. You want to get her something special don't you?" Chad asked.
"Yeah man. This is the perfect place. Trust me." Zeke said.
"How do you know?" Troy asked.
"I've had to go in there a few times for Tara." Zeke said.
"Well whatever. But there is no way I'm going to be seen in a ladies underwear and bra store." Troy said walking away.
"Fine. Where are you going then?" Chad asked following me.
"I don't know. Maybe I'll go buy her a taco or something." Troy said thinking.
"A taco. Troy, come on. This is Gabriella we're talking about. You love her. And do you really think she'll appreciate a taco when there's a million nicer things you could get her." Chad explained while Zeke caught up with us.
"Well ya. But I already bought her an engagment ring. Things for the baby. And plus I gave my life up for her in L.A." Troy said. Then we walked up to them when we saw them. But they didn't know it. "I mean I didn't even want to leave L.A. She pretty much made me. I mean, I would be so much happier in L.A. then here."
"You don't mean that." Chad said.
"He better not." I yelled. Then they noticed me.
"Gabi!" Troy said guilty. "What you heard was..."
"You know what. Save it Troy. Save it for someone that you really care about, and that will forgive you for saying something like that." I said then ran off.
"Gabriella!" Troy yelled running after me.
"I can't believe him!" Sharpay yelled. "What is with him Chad?"
"He's just frusterated. He wants to give Gabi a gift for working so hard, but he just can't think of one." Chad explained. The rest of them ran after us.
In the parking lot.
"Gabi wait! Gabi!" Troy yelled.
"No Troy! Leave me alone!" I yelled thinking that we all came in Troy's car and he had the keys.
"What I said isn't true! I'm just frusterated with my life. I mean I wanted to get you a gift but I didn't know what, so I said some things that I shouldn't of said, and things that WERE NOT TRUE." Troy explained. "Please forgive me?"
"No." I said starting to walk back to the house. It was only 7 blocks away.
"Gabi!I"m sorry!" Troy yelled stopping me. Then I stopped.
"Sorry. You're sorry? Well you should be, but that still doesn't cut it. Troy you told me that you wanted to be with me here, instead of in L.A. And you said you didn't mind leaving your life there. You said you loved me." I cried. Then I started crying.
"Gabi listen..." Troy said.
"But all of it was a lie." I cried.
"I'm sorry Gabi! Why can't you just let me explain!" Troy pleaded. I thought for a little bit.
"Fine. Explain." I said. Then everyone ran over to us. "You guys, I need to talk to Troy in private. So can you just like leave?"
"Oh. Sure." Sharpay said. They all left.
"Ok. Let's hear it." I said.
"Ok. Well first of all I want you to know that I love you more than anyone in the whole entire world." Troy said.
"Ok." I said. "What else?"
"And now. What I said back there is not true. I am so happy to be living her with you. And you didn't make me leave L.A. I wanted to. I couldn't be happier here than I ever was." Troy said.
"You're not just saying that to get my forgivness are you?" I asked.
"Of corse not." Troy said. "But getting your fogivness will help a bit."
I had to think about it for a few seconds.
"Well...Ok. I forgive you." I said. Then we kissed and hugged. Then Anna burped a little. We laughed a little.
"She's so adorable." I said looking down at her.
"Yeah. She is. She looks just like you." Troy said.
"Well she's got your hair." I said.
"She's got your eyes." Troy said. Anna smiled. "And you're smile."
I smiled. Then we kissed. And I kissed Anna too.
"Let's go." I said as we went back into the mall holding hands. We found the gang in the food court.
"Hey guys." Troy said as we sat down next to them.
"Hey. Did you guys work it out?" Sharpay asked.
"Sharpay. They were holding hands when they got back in here weren't they." Chad told her.
"Oh. Right. Well I'm glad you guys are at least being able to hold hands. Even though you aren't together." Sharpay said.
"Sharpay. We're back together." I said to her.
"Oh. Well why didn't you say so?" Sharpay asked. "Good for you."
"Well now what?" Zeke asked.
"Well. I'm gonna eat." I said.
"Me too." Caitlyn said.
"Do you want to split a subway sub with me?" I asked.
"Sure." Caitlyn said then I gave Anna to Troy and I took Caitlyn's hand and we went to Subway. In the food court of corse.
"So. What do you guys think of Caitlyn?" Troy asked.
"I think she is adorable." Taylor said.
"Yeah." Chad agreed.
"She's pretty cute." Zeke complimented.
"I love her. She is so sweet and adorable. And I'm her roll- model. Can you believe that? I'm someone's roll- model." Sharpay exclaimed. Taylor thought about what I had told her earlier.
"Sharpay." Taylor blurted out.
"Yeah...Taylor?" Sharpay asked.
"You know about the whole you being Caitlyn's roll- model." Taylor said.
"Yeah. Isn't it great." Sharpay exclaimed.
"Well yeah. But it isn't to someone." Taylor said.
"Who?" Sharpay asked confused.
"Uhh..." Taylor studdered.
"Tay? Who is it?" Sharpay asked.
"Ah...it's Gabi." Taylor sighed.
"What?" Sharpay asked feeling guilty. "Why?"
"She told me that she was feeling jealous that you were Caitlyn's roll- model, instead of her since she's her big sister. Not you." Taylor explained.
"What? I didn't mean for this to make her feel bad." Sharpay said feeling really bad. "I need to talk to her."
Sharpay walked off. Then she walked back.
"You know what. I think I'm just gonna wait here until she gets back." Sharpay said sitting back down.
"Why?" Chad asked.
"Because Tara's over there Zeke." Sharpay said pointing to her with another man. And they were making out.
"It's ok. I'm fine with it. I still got you, Sharpay." Zeke said. Me and Caitlyn came back to the table.
"Hey guys." I said sitting down.
"Uh. Gabi?" Sharpay said taking the seat across from me.
"Yeah Sharpay?" I asked biting my sub.
"Uh. I was wondering if you are ok with me being Caitlyn's roll- model." Sharpay told me. "Are you?"
"Uhhh...ya. I'm totally fine with it. What made you think of that?" I asked taking another bite.
"Well Taylor told me that you told her that you thought about it. And that you were jealous." Sharpay said.
"Ok Sharpay. People aren't jealous of everything you do." I exclaimed. What does she still think that everyone wants to be like her and think she is like the prettiest, most talented girl ever?
"No, Gabi. I know that. That's not what I mean. Just Taylor said that you were. But she might be lying." Sharpay said. "Sorry I bugged you."
Sharpay went back to your seat. Then I got up and sat next to her.
"Shar, I'm sorry. Taylor wasn't lying. I really was jealous about the fact that Caitlyn wanted to be just like you , instead of me." I confessed.
"Really?" Sharpay asked.
"Yeah." I said as Caitlyn walked over to Sharpay.
"Sharpay, I love that shirt you're wearing. Where'd you get it? And where ever you got it, do they have in my size? Cause I wanna look just like you." Caitlyn complimented.
"Uh Caitlyn what do you think of you're sister's shirt?" Sharpay asked pointing to it.
"No Sharpay." I said. Caitlyn looked at it.
"It's alright. But I want to be just like you Sharpay, so I need everything you have." Caitlyn said. Then I went back to my seat. Troy hugged me and kissed me.
